Ave atque vale. Hail and farewell. The Roman's used Ave, 'Hail' as the equivalent of 'Hello' and vale as the equivalent of 'goodbye' and, in addition, as the Roman farewell to the dead. It is stated that Catullus used this expression in closing a poem on the death of his brother: Atque in perpetuum, frater, ave atque vale. or 'And forever, brothe...Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2262/

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